SQL & PL/SQL :: Get Continuous Dates With Same Status Value

I'm looking for a way to get continuous dates as a period in the result.My tabledata contains a date and a status, I want to get continuous dates with the same status value.

That's my tabledata:
select * from (
select to_date('01022012', 'ddmmyyyy') as thedate, 1 as status from dual
union select to_date('02022012', 'ddmmyyyy') as thedate, 1 as status from dual
union select to_date('03022012', 'ddmmyyyy') as thedate, 2 as status from dual

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THEDATE STATUS
---------- ------
01.02.2012 1
02.02.2012 1
03.02.2012 2
04.02.2012 1
05.02.2012 1

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And that's the result I am looking for:
select * from (
select to_date('01022012', 'ddmmyyyy') as startdate,
to_date('02022012', 'ddmmyyyy') as enddate from dual
union select to_date('04022012', 'ddmmyyyy') as startdate,

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